Well well well, I guess it's finally time for some more. Asalaamualaikum. What's hannenin? I hope all is well. So anyways, it's pretty much already August, this summer definitely has gone by fast. I guess that's what happens when you're hellishly busy. When school got out I was pretty much just chillin, and working on my dental school applications and whatnot, while pre-studying for the DAT. Then I had a rather interesting experience at a "family" function in North Carolina. I use the quotations b/c they're absolutely necessary, and the term is very questionable regarding those individuals.  It's really an ultimate test to see who is there and not there for you when you need them. I have said that from the beginning. However, whatever happened happened, people's reactions were noted. It is what it is, and I would do it AgaiN.  Alhamdulillah, I am so grateful for my immediate family and the family/friends that supported us through this time. Seriously, SubhanAllah.
       Other than that, I've just been really busy with DAT class and my own studying. Applications are such a trick, like on the real. And you have to enter ALL of your grades from every class that you've ever taken in college. I mean they have the transcripts themselves! So yeah, all that stuff took a whiLe but it's taken care of. But I really don't have that much interesting stuff to say (hah, yeah right). I guess from whatever I can publicly discuss, I try to stay outta trouble as much as I can, at least now, cuz I don't really have time to f around. iA my DAT will go well. It's definitely not easy stuff, especially studying that much all the time. Like general bio, i took that like 5 years ago, and gen chem? and Math?!?! I used to love math in high school. Yeah, not so lovely anymore. Im also not the most studious individual in the world, so yeah. I pretty much just hang out at kaplan all the time and during my breaks, I talk to all the Fob doctors that are hungry to pass their boards. I don't think that they think Im very cool. B/c whenever I walk into the little lounge area they're in, they just start talking in madd guju. I figure that's my q to exit. But people at kaplan have really hot cars. And my gym is down the street and there's a quiznos nearby. I know I used to be the subway advocate, but quiznos is the ISH.
        So yeah, DAT studying, applications, medical terminology, working @ a dentist's office, and trying to salvage what is left of my physique is pretty much what I am upto these glorious summer days. My grammy's still in the hospital and not doing well @ all, I think it could pretty much be any time now. I really appreciate all of the duas that whoever has done for her. It really does mean a lot, and I encourage you all to continue. I would really appreciate it. Take care of yourselves. Peace up.

Hey everyone and AsalaamualaikuM. How goes it? I know i've been mad lazy about updating this thing right chea, but Im on spring break and not studying so I thought what the hell, I might as weLL. I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the teases of pleasant weather that we've been getting. Man on tuesday, me n' Uzzi was in the Z unit with the top dropped on Michigan Ave, and then today, I had to bust out my northface. Chicago weather.....sigh. Spring break has really been nice. Unfortunately I've been sick for most of it, but I've still been chilling quite *hard.* I had two tests before spring break started and I think they both went decently Alhamdulillah. However, the week that I get back I have two more, so I really need to start preparing for those. Anyways, it's been quite sometime since I've been on here. I guess quite a lot has happened in my seemingly crazy life. It's really not that crazy, compared to the rest of the world I guess. But this semester is a busy one. Im currently taking 20 credit hours, and Im not going to lie, it's pretty intense. Im a pretty big slacker though, and I really need to study more. But I just don't. I guess when it comes to exam time, that's when I at least try to buckle down and study. Family life is good Alhamdulillah. Everyone is just really busy with their own lives and I try to spend as much time with them as possible. I hang out with my friends at school a whole lot. I guess Im kind of making up for last semester, since I was kinda on some other stuff. It's been really nice though and Im really enjoying myself. The clubbing isn't excessive but it's been relatively constant. I don't hate going to school anymore, b/c Ive come to terms with everything and I just choose to chill with my homies and do my work. But you know me, Ive always got something stirring up in my head.
       We all went to U of I for Unofficial St. Patrick's day. Why? Just because it would be something to do. Normally that kind of stuff really isn't my styLe. But a buncha the guys were going and I thought it would be nice to hang out with Haroon. Unfortunately Haroon had a sex change that night and became a woman and didn't hang out with us at all, but I think he's heard enough from that night. I guess insecure girls will do that to yA. U of I just really isn't what it used to be. I mean maybe it never was me, or maybe I've changed since I've gotten to BU. I actually think I have changed a lot since I came here. But that place is just totally not my scene. The bars are dirty, the places aren't nice, the music isn't good. I can definitely say that I don't belong there. But it was nice to see so many old friends there. A bunch of Alumni had come down from my year and I just saw a bunch of randoms that I haven't seen/talked to in so long. And of course a night wouldn't be complete if there wasn't a little dash of drama. Haha.......yeah. I guess I couldn't really do much because I wasn't the perpetrator, but it was rather through association. But in spite of everything, I love Harish. I mean he's crazy, and he's goofy, but he does everything in his power to try and protect me, and people only dream of having friends like that. Like normal people will show that they care by talking to their friends or something right? Well Harry's ways are usually irrational, but that's how he shows that he cares. Even though I wish he didn't do what he did, I know that his heart was in the right place and it always is. So if ur reading this, thanks (even though you're egregious at times). But the drive back was absolutely INSANE. That really did make the trip worth it. We pretty much raced the whole way home. And who won among Faraaz, Asim, and myself? MsK takes the crown. Im not going to lie, I surprised myself. We were weaving through traffic at like 5am and throwing things at eachother while driving 100mph on 355. It was great Then the fun continued at Republic the next night, I shal put some pictures up if you care to look.
       I also went to the JT concert on Monday March 12th. He's an amazing performer. The show was wonderful, he's an AMAZING dancer. But someone once told me, they get paid millions of dollars to dance and perform, so they better be good. That person was right. But I gotta admit, he is a freaking stud. And he's so fluid with his movements and all that good stuff. Sophie really had a great time. Richa is a gangsta though. She was running a 102 temp and she still came. Poor girl, but you roughed it out! So props to you =)
       Like I said, school's been busy but it's been really fun. It's my last semester of college. I guess it's kind of bitter sweet. I think Im a pretty progressive individual. Im always ready for the next step. But this is probably the biggest one I am going to take. Im not going to dental school right away, but still, to be done with such a large chapter in my life is pretty wild. It seems like I've been in college forever, and that's just been my life. I know that I had a life before college, a really fun life at that, but so much has gone on during my college years that it just consumes me. I've made some wonderful friends that I absolutely cherish, I've made bad friends, became friends with the bad ones again and then some, learned a lot about how people interact, made many mistakes, learned how to treat people nicely, learned how to get underneath people's skin, learned to give people a chance, and most important, I've learned a great deal about myself. Looking back, I remember that day that I moved in to U of I when i was 17 yrs old. I was so young, and I just had absolutely no idea about how the world worked. I remember the night that we all moved in, we had a floor meeting, and I busted out my raver lights and was playing with them. And my RA was like, "umm, can you like rave later?" I guess I lived a pretty sheltered life throughout high school, even though I was really into that whole club/party scene. I was really in for something else. For me, college really has nothing to do with academics. The only thing I can say that I learned really well was general chemistry and maybe how to write a proper research paper (Xanga doesn't have to have proper grammar okay?) I always thought that I was a good judge of character, and that I could read people instantly. Obviously I was very mistaken considering my track record. But am I mistaken? Can someone honestly read a person from the first time that they meet them? I realized that I just can't. That's because people change over time. I know people who are super nice and fun when you meet them and they seem like they could just never do any wrong, but then they turn out to be total fuck ups. But also, I know people that seemed like complete assholes initially, but they turned out to be some of the nicest and most sincere people I've ever met. I also learned that it really pays to be genuine. In my life I was surrounded by a lot of phony people, not initially, but over time. And I would get so upset because I felt like I was the only one that realized that. But that's not true, everyone can see past a facade of humor/clothes/good looks/cars, or just a facade. I've always tried to be a genuine individual, I definitely haven't always been, but I definitely try. And honestly, that's all that I want people to remember me by. I don't care if people thought I was funny/attractive/wealthy/a good dancer or whatever. That stuff may seem like it's very important to me, and it was in the past, but it's really not anymore.
       I've become a lot more quiet than I used to be. I wouldn't consider myself a loud person, but I definitely like to talk to people and I am somewhat outgoing. But lately I've just found myself observing more than talking. And I have to say that I have learned so much about the people around me. I guess that's the main reason why my circle has become so incredibly strong over time. I think that true friendships are ones in which the two people can overcome an obstacle and come to a reasonable decision. It's very easy to be close to someone when nothing wrong is going on, but once something serious happens, it's interesting to see how people react. I think that reaction shows a great deal about one's character. It's kind of like in business, how people deal when they are under lots of pressure. When my dad worked in corporate America years ago, that's when his true skill and strength would show, when he was under hella pressure. I guess I kind of incorporate that into my own life. One huge lesson that I've learned is to not take things so seriously; especially friendships. I was an extremely immature and sensitive individual at one time. I'd still say that Im pretty immature, but not quite as much. I mean I used to get so angry, sad, upset at the stupidest things. I was very posessive, and my tongue was definitely a large factor in some unsuccessful relations. My mouth still gets me into trouble every now and then, but I have greatly learned to hold back when push comes to shove. Patience really is a virtue. It really really really is. And I have to say, that is something that I had absolutely nothing of before, but now, Im a pretty patient mug.
       I guess I live my life very differently these days. I don't know if that's necessarily a positive thing. I just want to get through school and do well (iA). I've made many mistakes academically, socially, religiously, etc. I know how much I used to rant about BU and how much I hated it. But I think a lot of that was just in my mind. I mean yeah I had drama, but I just made it a lot bigger than it was. If I didn't take the people that were involved with so seriously, it wouldn't have become as large as it did. But then again, that was a different time, and it's easy to say those kinds of things in retrospect. I really do enjoy BU though. I met a few really really good people Alhamdulillah who pretty much saved my sanity at the time. I know I always talk about them, but I never forget what good things people do for me. I think that's why it's kind of hard for me to let things go, b/c even though there is an immense amount of bad, there was so much good attached to it too. I thought that I used to hate people, and I did, but it's hard to. There's a lot of bad people in the world. Hating someone takes a lot of energy. I guess I go through phases with certain people, but that's just time consuming and foolish. And as you all may have noticed, I have become quite a lazy mug. I rarely shave or exercise. Very not cool. I MUST get in shape for spring, i mean duh, it's tight T shirt season!
       A valueable thing that I do now whenever a situation occurs with family and friends is I try to step out of the situation even if I am involved. In my mind, I picture what is going on inside of a box and I am on the outside. A lot of times if something would happen I would get upset at others because I would be like, how could they not understand how I feel, etc? But everyone's threshold is different, and everyone reacts to things differently. I guess that's why my life has Alhamdulillah made a lot of sense lately, b/c I cut out a majority of the bad variables and Im comfortable. School and past friendships were truly a learning experience. I know it's so cliche, but if it doesn't kill you, it'l make you that much stronger. So I look at all of the people that I shitlisted before as teachers. They taught me a lot about life, and they taught me a lot about myself. And for that, I am thankful.
       I know that Allah (SWA) brings people and obstacles into our lives always for a reason. You know how people are always like, why did this have to happen to me out of all people? I think one should view that obstacle just as what it is, an obstacle. B/c when you work through that obstacle, you will come out on top as a much stronger and more learned individual. You know when I write like this, I feel like Im kind of venting n' stuff. The thing is that Im not upset at all. Im actually really happy Alhamdulillah. I just thought I'd spit some of my realizations out on y'aLL. Well you know im gonna hit y'all with some pics, enjoy. And iA I won't take so long to update next time. Take care, saLaam y'aLL *(^_^)*
       Oh yeah! I've also been really happy with the current state of hip hop. B/c the stuff that I have been hearing has just been really really good lately. The beats and the lyrics have been so amazing. This time reminds me of when hip hop was really really good back in the 90s. If you want to know what im talking about you know im the Go-2 guy for that flame music ish. holla!
These pics go from december up until a few days agO:
We're gonna start off with Zaiba's bday at Giordanos. Stuffed Spinach pizza from giordanos really is hard to beat.  And it has so much spinach in it so you don't feel as guilty when eating it =)




Aq Z Alia Me


Me and JimbO


Chanel and myself


Mira Me Naz


I really got some height that day.


Where Zaiba feels the most comfortable. In the middle of a web of boys.


Gotta love Time Crisis with MichaeL

Walking it out with Harry in the LexO @ 12 on my bday =)


Soundbar with Aq for Swati's bday. We came from a family party, calm down.


Well hey, we made it on the website. Uz Me SohaiL and Aq. In the other picture i really do look like a beatle.

Well, that's Uzair and.......well, yeah. That was a good night =)


Well, I can't explain everyone in this picture for obvious reasons...But was the end to a really good night.

Now Im going to fastforward to Faraazs 20th bday. I guess he's cool (sometimes).  It was his 20th bday on January 17th. To be honest, he's really done a lot for me since I came to BU and like really made me feel comfortable and whatnot, sortof. So I was like what the hell, might as well do something special for him. And of course it was going to be different, but Medieval times? It was a blast, and he was extremely happy, so I guess I did an above-par job.




Before the show actually started, during the ceremony n' stuff. Faraaz Me Haroon Aq


The Fantastic 4. But that is just WAY too much plaid for me. All of that burberry is courtesy of Natasha.

Aq and Saba MirzA (my other BU favorite). They're both Mirzas. Interesting.

4 plus Aazam, he's faraazs cousin.

A m i T. The kid who schemes more than anyone I know. Dope.

My biometry buddy SaLmaN. Really sweet kid mA.

Atka. She really helped me out a lot with all of Faraazs bday drama created by lames. Thanx again.

Another lovely shot. But black and white. oooooooooooo ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

The Boys with our Knight. Who won the competition =)

Repping hard for our boy

That flash is so damn bright that we look like albinos. The afterparty was at Fumare.

SKOB


Faraaz getting fancy with that apple computer

Bu repping at Brothers on Unofficial St Patricks day. It's this day at U of I where people start drinking at 8am and they drink all damn day long. Normally I wouldn't have attended however, I was like what the heLL.


Repping at Clys. Wow, Sohails eyes are actually open!

Oh Harry. Haha, shortly after this picture is where all the trouble started.

H&M since 1996

Swati. Xcuse my xcessively fake smiLe. I really was happy inside =)


The ending to a rather wild night. But that was just the beginning of the fun. You know what's goofy? Haroon's dormroom is the exact same dormroom that I used to live in my freshman year at U of I. His room is on the right of this pic and mine was on the left. Wild huh? What are the chances....

I was tired as all hell after coming back from this trip. B/c we tried to go to sleep at 7am after smoking and talking for a whiLe and reflecting on the events of the night. Also, I had a 3 series rental so Naren and I did donuts in the BU parking lot. Good times. Now onto a new club called Republic.


Faraaz and Myself

Boys

Duh. "Get Right" by JLo was coming on. That's a definite club banger.


I didn't even notice....

Time for Justin Timberlake. Like I said. He's a great performer. He did a really good job and it was just off the chains. Too bad I was sick, and Richa was iLL as well, but she stuck it out. His background dancers are awesome as well. It was a sick concert.

Richa Me Sophie

Sophie and My hairy self. I really hate shaving, like I really really hate it.

For old time's sake. That hair lasted a total of 20 min. It melted in the car on the way there.

I gotta love looking bloated. This is probable, but I have mad stuff in my pockets. Richa had a 102F fever and she still looked doPe.


I guess pink can do some crazy acrobatic stuff. She was really good too.

He's just a pimp.



Mr JT, what you got for me? Oh yeah, Timbaland and 3-6 Mafia were there too. And there was this one part of the concert where Timbo just got on stage and was making all these crazy beats. He's definitely my favorite producer. Too bad he can't make records of his own. I mean he's tried, but it flopped.


Performing Senorita


Performing "damn girl." He was just grinding all up on that chic. He's so iLL.


Sophie insisted on taking a picture of my jeans. Initially she thought they were "weird." But when I told her they were by Marc Jacobs she all of a sudden liked them. Oh Sophie........


Sohail and Syed at the LoyoLa SASA show. The show was horrendous and I went totally against my own will. However, I got to see some old faces. You always see old faces at things like these. And that's the end of my entry. So this is what I've been up to since Winter break up until this past monday. I hope all is well with y'aLL. Please keep my family as well as myself in your prayers and duas. SaLaaM